Posted on 02/09/2008 8:14:20 PM PST by ricks_place
Politisite has obtained the email exchange between the Clinton camp and MSNBC’s David Shuster who now is on leave due to his remarks about Chelsea Clinton being, “pimped out by the Clinton Camp” because of her calls to super delegates and others. Here are the emails
Philippe Reines
Press Secretary
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
Nice to hear from you, philippe.
It is a fact that chelsea has made calls to superdelegates, as your campaign colleagues have acknowledged. It is also a fact that the campaign has reacted quite harshly to any media who have sought to interview chelsea. That was the point. By slamming any reporter who seeks to chat with chelsea while simultaneously having chelsea do campaign tasks such as trying to convince super delegates to support her mom, that’s the reference.
Chelsea is polite and does a fine job of saying “I don’t want to talk.”. But for campaign staff to then jump down the throat of a reporter who seeks to talk to chelsea…that’s an issue.
From: Philippe Reines
To: David Shuster
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 9:00 p.m.
Since you guys asked for the transcript - here specifically is what David said on air:
SHUSTER: “But doesn’t it seem like she’s being–but doesn’t it seem as if Chelsea is sort of being pimped out in some weird sort of way?”
I have a hunch that such offensive and unacceptable language was never used on MSNBC’s air about Karenna Gore, the Bush twins, Venessa & Alex Kerry, Kate Edwards, the Romney sons - or any other adult offspring who chose to campaign on behalf of a parent.
From: Philippe Reines
To: David Shuster
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 9:16: p.m.
David - I want to make sure I’m crystal clear here - you’re saying that because she doesn’t grant interviews and makes calls on behalf of her mother, you are right to say that she is being pimped out?
I don’t need to read a the whole transcript for context, you were way out of line. Nobody’s jumping down your throat about asking for an interview or talking about calls she made. And you know it.
There is simply no excuse for being so offensive.
From: David Shuster
To: Philippe Reines
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 9:29 p.m.
No. That’s not what I’m saying. And if you bothered to look at the transcript and saw all of the glowing things I said about chelsea and the way she was raised, you would know that.
The issue is not her making calls. As + said on the air, I have no problems with that what so ever. The issue is not her refusing interviews. The issue is that the campaign has come down hard on reporters who merely sought to ask chelsea questions. You can’t have it both ways. Reporters have long respected the clintons desire that we avoid chelsea and let her have her space. But to get angry at reporters seeking to talk to her now is patently unfair. And you know that.
From: Philippe Reines
To: David Shuster
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 9:49 p.m.
I think we’ve each said what we have to say on this matter. Based on this email exchange, we’re assuming two things:
1) You are not disputing that you said on air: “But doesn’t it seem like she’s being–but doesn’t it seem as if Chelsea is sort of being pimped out in some weird sort of way?”
2) You have no intention of apologizing for the above
Imagine what she will be like if she wins the Presidency! She is a very vindictive, demanding and vengeful individual.
Take that, Hillary!
The terms/names “pimp” and “Clinton” go together like “butter” and “bread”.
Be prepared for EIGHT long years of this crap.
In fact, I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if Clinton (take your pick) has been serviced by a few crack whores in the past.
How stupid are these people? The comment wasn’t insulting to Chelsea, the ocmment was truthful about her mother’s campaign. In fact the comment actually claims that Chelsea is being used (abused?) for her mother’s benefit.
sorry Hillary, see if this helps......You are a lesbian and Bill is a whore
.nuthin but luv
Bill is a man-whore!
Bill is a lesbian too ?
Warms my heart to see a ‘Progressive wilt to Regressive’.
Kiss your Queen’s butt Schuster as a humbled slave.
Stupid man—he’d have his own show if he had said something nasty about Republican’s kid.
No. A lady boy. And if Hillary gets elected he will be a laddy boy.
Well, at least we've got our own vindictive, demanding, venegeful candidate.
Oh, I did not realize he insulted the Clintons, sounded like an accurate representation of the situation.
Still waiting for PMSNBC to smack down Joe Scarborough for his ugly comments about Fred Thompson’s wife Jeri...still waiting...still waiting...still waiting...
[crickets chirping loudly]
What a windfall for Hillary. If MSNBC doesn’t fire Shuster, Hillary plays the MOC (moral outrage card) and gets to sit out a debate with Barak (where she looks old, her voice hoarse and screeching and is soooo 1980s). If MSNBS fires Shuster, Hillary sends a message to voters that she will repress the opposition and sends a message to corporate American not to mess with Hillary. She wins either way! Of course, it never dawned on Hillary not to use her own daughter as a huckster for their stale Arkansas cornpone.
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